Opening Ceremony
Join us for the Opening Ceremony of the Global Aviation Gender Summit 2023 where opening remarks from senior dignitaries of ICAO and the Host Organization will be delivered. The Opening Ceremony will include a cultural performance by the Ballet Nacional de España.

Keynote speake...

Through this high-level session, senior dignitaries of international organizations and influential speakers will present high level remarks and insight regarding the urgency of enhancing gender equality in aviation and the need to step up commitment for change.
Keynote speakers:
Moderator: Dr. Le...

Panel 1 - Setting the scene: aspirations and ambitions for moving beyond the status quo

This high-level panel will set the stage for the Global Aviation Gender Summit. It intends to highlight the key role of aviation in driving sustainable development globally in line with the UN’s 2030 Agenda f...

Panel 2 - Promoting decent work: best practices in aviation industry

This session aims to illustrate how the industry, governments and unions can bring gender equality into their institutional structures, policies, programmes, practices and activities by sharing good practices on advancing decen...

Panel 3 - Inclusive leadership and decision-making as agents of change

Across all sectors, industries and societies, women have the potential to make key contributions to decision-making processes. This session showcases how women are currently represented in decision-making and leadership roles...

Panel 4 - Harnessing the power of gender responsive policies and financing

Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women in the aviation sector inter alia requires the development and implementation of robust institutional arrangements within States, regional and international aviation ...

Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women in the aviation sector inter alia
requires the development and implementation of robust institutional arrangements within
States, regional and international aviation organizations as well as the broader international
aviation industry.
This s...

Lightning Talks – Making gender data matter for aviation
Through enlightening presentations, this session focuses on the key role of data in making informed decisions and developing inclusive solutions to resource planning and sustainable growth of aviation, including evidence-based strategies, p...

Panel 7 - States experiences with advancing gender equality
This Session provides an opportunity to learn more about how States promote, at the national level or through regional or other initiatives, gender equality in their aviation ecosystems. Such best practices could create momentum across t...

This Session showcases best practices and lessons learned from the aviation industry and their initiatives, including experiences from across the transport spectrum to close the gender gap through various means such as outlining diversity goals and targets. It also features the enabling role of p...

Join us for the Closing Ceremony of the Global Aviation Gender Summit 2023 where closing remarks from senior dignitaries of the Host Organization will be delivered. This Session will present the high-level outcomes of the discussions held from the start of the Summit and will highlight proposed p...